Reviews (by Robert)

The more that I use Axis and Ohs, the more I love it. Before using Axis and Ohs, several aircraft had given me a lot of grief trying to get the throttles set up. Aerosoft's products (CRJ and Airbus), Milviz products, such as the KingAir 350i and Piaggio P.180 EVO had me banging my head against the wall because I didn't want to use the default FS profiles without using FSUIPC or something similar. Axis and Ohs have solved that problem! It works with every aircraft that I have used it on, without any problems. It is extremely easy, quick and intuitive to setup. I highly recommend this program for setting up joystick axis and buttons in MSFS, P3D(All) or FSX. For years I've used FSUIPC for axis and buttons. Now, more and more, I'm using Lorby's Axis and Ohs.

I wanted to add that the support for this product is outstanding. The developer helped me fix a small problem that I was having and kept with me until he knew the problem was resolved. I really appreciate that kind of support.

This is a "MUST HAVE!" for MSFS or other flightsims. It is extremely easy to set up all of your controllers and buttons as profiles to each aircraft individually or groups. For example, you can set up a template for your controllers for a single engine adjustable propeller aircraft and a separate template for single engine fixed propeller aircraft. If you add one of these types of aircraft to your hanger, just apply the template and "Vualá!" all of your controllers are set! No muss, no fuss! You can set up your Boeing 747 with four throttles and reversers along with other custom controllers like tillers, and every time you load it, your controller/button setup profile will load automatically. How easy can it get!! Put this program in your cart now and check out!! You'll love it, and the price is right.

I'm very impressed with the dramatic weather that Weather Force displays. It seems to be accurate, although in my area we had threats of storms that didn't materialize, but they did in Weather Force. Probably because they showed that chance in the METARs. The sky looked like what was, but Weather Force put in a lot of lightning and thunder that wasn't there. I love the more realistic weather of Weather Force. I'm very pleased with the weather addon. I must have bought this from the REX website not thinking. I normally would have rather have it with my SimMarket downloads. I need to slow down and wait for stuff to come to SimMarket. My bad. I believe I purchased it from a promo email from REX Store.

Orbx fell far short when trying to make their London Landmarks near as good as what Microsoft had already made. The landmarks in MSFS looked way better out of the box. Normally Orbx does such great work, but everyone can screw up once. So I was hesitant to purchase DD's Moscow Landmarks and I went and did a survey flight around Moscow first and I could hardly find any of the beautiful landmarks that are so well known in that area. Thus I went ahead and purchased DD's version and WOW!!..Holy Cow!!. They did a wonderful job of building the landmarks that are so well known throughout the world. Now Moscow looks really special. I will be flying around Moscow a lot now. It is really beautiful in the day or night. If you have MSFS, you really need this addon. You will enjoy it too. Microsoft did a very good job with London, but they sure neglected Moscow. This also fixes up the airports in the area pretty nicely. Drzewiecki Design, once again, did a wonderful job.

A beautifully made rendition of Aguadilla Intl' Airport that works very smoothly even with VR and the PMDG NGXu on my computer, using Active Sky weather. I walked all over this airport with the Avatar comparing it to what I was seeing in Google Maps, and it seems accurately made to the real airport, even to the Aguadilla Bowling Alley just in the front of the main terminal. I don't believe that the graphic hit is really any more than the default airport. It is great to have another airport for Puerto Rico that will give a nice destination for the little island from TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín Intl' Airport in a small regional turbo-prop or GA aircraft. Perfect for a low altitude sight-seeing flight. I grabbed this jewel of an airport as soon as I seen it and I'm definitely not disappointed at all. It's a real value for the money.

I love Sergey's paints. I can't get enough of them. I've actually had him do some custom paints for me and he did a beautiful job and was very reasonable and honest. It's obvious from the pictures that his work is detailed and beautiful. I only wish that all of the payware developers would allow professional painters like Sergey to sell paint packs for their aircraft sims. Contact Sergey at sergey_gleba@mail.ru if you have any custom paints that you would like him to do for you. You won't be disappointed.

One Outstanding Aircraft, and One of the Best Available For Flight Simulation under any platform. I have had the pleasure of owning this aircraft since it was released and have used it often through its evolvement and perfection through developer updates that are easily installed by the TFDi manager software. If you love highly accurate aircraft simulation, don't miss this product. It will not disappoint. There are more super-accurate aircraft and airliners available now for flightsim enthusiast, than at any other time in history, for both P3D (FSX) and X-Plane 11. The bar has been raised very high and we are no longer satisfied with passive representations of airliners that just squeak by as looking good, but using a lot of default systems. TFDi's 717 is among the best available at a time when flight simmers are demanding extreme realism in both optics and systems. Visually, this aircraft is just beautiful. Giving the user the feeling of actually being inside the cockpit of this very advanced aircraft. Advanced by today's standards, but highly advanced for its time. System-wise, it works exactly and consistently as I believe (me not being a real pilot) the Boeing 717 would operate. If you are comfortable with PMDG's MD11 for FSX, you will be flying this like a pro in no time. You can actually use a lot of PMDG's MD11 manuals to apply to this 717. TFDi's 717 can be relied on to get you to your destination, whether you are flying online with demanding Pilotedge or Vatsim ATC instructions or just flying offline. Since it is a short to medium range aircraft you will be doing more takeoffs and landings, and you will experience the awesome manual flight dynamics that are built into this software along with its accurate autoflight system. The Boeing 717 has its roots in McDonald-Douglas and will be a new and very pleasant experience if you are used to other Boeing or Airbus simulations. This TFDi 717 is solid, high-quality and accurate, in both software and simulation. It has brought me many hours of enjoyment and it is among my very favorites. I'm sure that you will agree.

The best corporate jet available for P3Dv4 by far. I have had this Falcon 50 since it was released for public beta and have really enjoyed it. It flies beautifully by hand or with the autopilot, is not difficult to learn, is consistently stable, has a great and accurate autopilot that works great with the Flight1 GTN 750(and many others). Unlike Captain Sim or Carenado, Flysimware is not known for their outstanding fidelity with cockpit textures, but what they miss in textures they make up in system depth and realism. On the other hand the Falcon 50 is a big improvement in Flysimware's cockpit and cabin textures from previous work. They are definitely improving in that arena. As it is, I'm perfectly satisfied with the looks of the cockpit when I'm enjoying the great flight characteristics and system depth of this Falcon 50. The Falcon 50 is very much worth having and addictive to fly.

Very impressive. Set it up and got in P3D. I noticed right away the beautiful blue haze on distant mountains. Really nice effect.

Amazingly Beautiful Paints! I have purchased all of Sergey's "Paintsim" livery packs for the awesome P3Dv4 Boeing 757 by Captain Sim. Every livery is done painstakingly perfect as far as I can see. Outstanding detail and beauty. These are very professional products for one of the best airliners available for P3Dv4. For all of my favorite airliners, I prefer to have professionally made paints if they are available. So much of the pleasure of flight simulation is visual and Paintsim really makes a fine contribution. Also the installation instructions are very clear and understandable. He even provides a picture of the install with steps numbered, to make it easy. On top of that, Sergey gives very knowledgeable, kind and attentive support for his products. I had a problem that I thought involved the paint, but as it turned out it was a corrupt install of the P3Dv4 "Client". I contacted Sergey and he replied within a very short time with suggestions on correcting any problems with his product. Then I noticed the problem was with several aircraft, including some default. So it had nothing to do with the liveries that I purchased from Paintsim, yet I was able to see that he definitely supports his product well. I hope Paintsim will continue to release livery packs for the Captain Sim 757 in P3Dv4, but I also hope that we will see liveries offered for several other premium study aircraft in this great simulation.

Outstanding MD80 simulation. Beautiful texture work very and deep system simulation. This is a real masterpiece. Leonardo's MD80 is what flight simulation is all about.

I purchased the Migration Tool a long time ago and it has always worked fine with 32bit versions of P3D, which it was designed for. I not longer use any 32bit simulators. Migration Tool is not designed for the new 64bit version which is P3Dv4.1, and will destroy your installation if you try to use it with the latest version or if you try migrating 32bit addons to the 64bit environment of P3Dv4. Migration tool was designed to migrate 32bit addons from FSX to a 32bit version P3D. Do NOT install any addons into P3Dv4.1 with Migration tool, or any other way, unless the addon developer actually says that it was designed for P3Dv4 or P3Dv4.1. Sometimes it will work, but most of the time it will break your installation of P3Dv4. This has been my experience and I believe is a good rule of thumb.

I'm finding P3Dv4 Booster Live to be a very solid software that works consistently to give me instant control of how smooth P3Dv4 runs in different situations. If the FPS seems to be dropping because of heavy clouds from Active Sky with the new REX Sky Force 3D, then I just move the slider to the right and I can instantly see an increase in FPS. When I reach the destination in an airliner and want to see some good scenery to go along with my approach, I just move the slider to the left a little. So far Booster Live has been working very good and doing exactly what the developer says that it is capable of doing. I am very happy with this product and won't start a flight without it. FSPS Booster Live gives me so much more control over what is happening within the simulator.

The difference is stunning just the first time that I used RSF3D. Hugh bellowing cloud formations. I am using it with AS for P3Dv4 weather engine and the clouds look much better and more realistic. I still have to use it for a while longer to get a complete opinion of it, but right now it seems like it will be a good improvement.

A very easy an handy tool to have. I don't have to input a lot of info since it automatically gets the info from the flight sim. Even though there are other tools that do similar things, I use this one a lot since it is so quick and easy, yet accurate.

This is one of the best addon aircraft available with a "Fun-Factor" that is off the charts. The systems are all there, it looks great and the and it flies (I believe) realistically.

This is an amazing utility and I won't be without it now that I've tried it. I'm absolutely spoiled. This does everything that it is supposed to do in the description, and does it flawlessly, as far as I can see. (I haven't tried everything that it can do yet). This is money well spent for any flight sim addict. What is really great is that it works as good with X-Plane 11 as it does with P3Dv4, or any of the other simulations.

For me P3Dv.4 would be totally unusable without Pete Dawson's wonderful contribution of FSUIPC5. How else can you have separate controller profiles for each aircraft, without having to reset them each time you decide to fly. The controls for a Q400 will not be the same as a 747-400 or a Cessna 172. FSUIPC5 gives fine tuned controls that are profiled for each individual aircraft when it loads up into the new 64bit simulator. Although FSUIPC5 does so much more, but this is what I mainly use it and love it for.

Finally, a great reproduction of my home airport! It don't get any better than this. Lots of detail and everything looks great. Thank you FSXcenery!

I have used FSUIPC now for probably about five years. I can't imagine flight simming without it. I use it for both FSX and P3Dv3.5. With this tool, all your controller profiles will load with your aircraft. For instance, if I'm using the A2A C172, my throttles are the vernier (pull type) throttles and they load and are set up correctly with all of my buttons and keys because of the profile in FSUIPC. Then if I fly my PMDG 737, my throttles are the duel levers and it will load with all of my settings, buttons and keys, ready to fly. With this tool available, I cannot imagine why anyone would use the axis, button and key settings in the P3D or FSX menus.

This has been my favorite flight planning software for the last several years. It is full of features, from depicting weather right on the map to choosing gates to easily saving flight plans in many formates. The moving map is excellent for checking location during a flight. This will always be my "go-to" flight planner. It is very "user-friendly".

Excellent work A2A! As with all of A2A's other products, this has to be the closest thing to actually owning the C182 Skylane. As great as all of A2A's other products are, this Skylane shows much improvement. I really can't see anything about it that I don't like. It is a pleasure to fly and land. I purchased both the FSX and P3Dv2 bundle, and both work wonderfully.

This is a really nice and simple wav player that will play each .wav file within a folder in timed sequence. Because this operates completely independent of FSX, it can be started and playing, before starting FSX. So having it "auto start" with FSX is not necessary. I use FSX in windowed mode anyway, so this little "Wav Player" is perfect for me. It is easy to bring forward and change the folder that it plays from to match your flight. I use the great "Real ATC"(http://realatc.net/RealATC.htm)chatter recordings, which are already categorized by Clearance, Ground, Tower, etc., so I can easily switch to the "chatter" that applies to my mode of flight. This easy to use player is well worth having, if your not already getting ambiance from something like ProATC.

The Maddog is still today, one of the best simulations of a commercial airliner available. What's so nice about this sim is that there is tons of information and tutorials that will show you how to fly it. I'm sure you will love this simulation as much as I do. I enjoy flying a lot of other aircraft, like the PMDG NGX and Majestic Dash8 Q400, but I always come back to my Maddog. I alway fly with the virtual cockpit and TrackIR. I love the way that you actually "grab" the switches with your mouse and flip them like the real things. It's a great way to handle switches and knobs in the VC. Every system is accurately simulated in this beauty. It is well worth the cost for the years of enjoyment it will give you.

Enough has been said above to persuade you to slick up your credit card and buy Active Sky 2012. I just want to add that the support offered for the product is second to none. A quote from within their support email says it all: "If you still have any issues please don't hesitate to contact us." "Please let us know if you continue having any trouble? Thank you!" I give 5 Stars, not just for the product, but for the support that stops at nothing to get any problems solved.

Very Easy To Use! I'm using this for my PMDG 737NGX and it is a quick way to get de-rate take off calculations for a realistic takeoff on any runway, wet or dry. With this new update, it now has an option to use Imperial weights, which will make it much more convenient for us westerners. It is a very handy calculator and a real value considering the little that it cost. Nikola has a support forum and replies to support questions quickly and friendly. For NGX or iFly users who like to takeoff using realistic de-rates, don't hesitate to get this tool. It won't break your bank,it's fun to use and for a quick take off setup, is a good option to the other dispatch tools that require more extensive time and setup.

Fantastic Aircraft!!! I have always looked to Carenado for high quality general aviation aircraft, which they deliver. Now we have another outstanding option for that kind of quality with MilViz. This B-55 not only looks beautiful, with its well worn cockpit, but it flies beautiful. Switch and knob handling in the virtual cockpit is very user friendly, with a convenient vanishing yoke. Not being a real world pilot, I would have to say that this Baron flies as close to the real aircraft as is possible in FSX. This is a real value for the cost. I will be exploring Orbx scenery a lot with it.

EZCA and TrackIR installed perfectly into Prepar3D, with this tool. It was so very easy. No modifying file names or XML files. Also installed Carenado's KingAir C90B without any problems and it also works perfectly. I also used the tool to add Arezone's Beechcraft KingAir C90B Soundset to the aircraft. Just read the short manual and follow instructions. I believe FSX to Prepar3D Migration Tool will be revolutionary in getting flight simmers moved over to Prepar3D from FSX with all of their freeware and payware addons intact. The support from Flightsim Estonia is great. They are very friendly, answer any questions right away and are constantly improving the tool and adding features to it.

Great job! Thank you TropicalSim for taking on these popular mainland airports. Your so good at them too. The detail at KDCA is very good and having the surrounding city really gives the needed atmosphere at this airport. Put this airport together with NEWPORT - PHOTO REAL WASHINGTON DC X (available at Simmarket) and you have a winning combination that is really impressive looking at night also.

Very Immersive Sound! I thought the Seneca II sound from Carenado was ok, but this is much better and a big improvement. I have purchased several sound sets from Arezone and they are all first rate.

Fantastic addon!! and totally addictive. Don't by this unless your ready to be hooked on it. Now I always know exactly where I'm flying and what city or town is under me. I won't fly a sim without EFB anymore. This is one of the best addons utilities available for FSX or FS9. It makes the sim much more enjoyable.

****** Five stars is not enough, so here is five more. This is an awesome aircraft that is very well made and a lot of fun to fly. It uses the double INS/CDU system that makes it much easier to manage the cockpit than just a VOR-DME system used by the 727 and DC9, yet there is still enough managing of flight systems, to keep you quite enjoyably busy. It is much more interesting to fly than the modern glass systems and a very stable sim. You won't be disappointed with this Airbus at all.

Simply Outstanding! A "Must have" and I'll never get lost at an airport again. This is a very handy tool that you won't want to be without. It is just as useful as a GPS on a car. This gauge can be undocked and resized and it updates in real-time as you move around the airport. I had a little problem getting it to install the gauge in PMDG's MD11, but the DBS Team's support for the product is great and they fixed me up right away.

OUTSTANDING!! You will not believe that an aircraft can be so realistic and do all that this P-47 will do. I normally don't get into military fighters a whole lot in FSX since you can't shoot the guns, but this aircraft sim is just about as real as owning the real aircraft or going into the Smithsonian and test flying one of the P-47s that they would have on desplay. The flight model dynamics are excellent, the sounds are sooo realistic right down to the brake squeaks. Especially with Acusim, everything just works like the real aircraft. It is addictive.

(SEQU) Mariscal Sucre Intl. Airport is an outstanding looking airport with great coloring and good FPS. Very well represented by this developer. Lots of details and lots of great looking surrounding scenery. Very high mountains surround this airport for some more interesting approaches. I'm glad to see some nice airports coming for South America. This is definately one to have.